CSPC: Kelly Clarkson Popularity Analysis

Physical Singles Sales

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 3 ratio between one album and one physical single.

Thankful (2003) – 278,000 equivalent albums

A Moment Like This – 670,000
Miss Independent – 150,000
Low – 50,000
The Trouble with Love Is – 55,000

Breakaway (2004) – 315,000 equivalent albums

Breakaway – 120,000
Since U Been Gone – 310,000
Behind These Hazel Eyes – 140,000
Because of You – 420,000
Walk Away – 60,000

My December (2007) – 19,000 equivalent albums

Never Again – 60,000
One Minute – 2,000
Don’t Waste Your Time – 2,500

All I Ever Wanted (2009) – 36,000 equivalent albums

My Life Would Suck Without You – 100,000
I Do Not Hook Up – 10,000
Already Gone – 10,000

Stronger (2011) – 12,000 equivalent albums

Mr. Know It All – 35,000
What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger) – 10,000

Wrapped in Red (2013) – 0 equivalent album

No physical single released.

Piece by Piece (2015) – 1,000 equivalent albums

Heartbeat Song – 3,000

Meaning of Life (2017) – 0 equivalent album

No physical single released.

Orphan – 0 equivalent album

No orphan physical single released.

From 2001 to late 00s, winners of singing TV series were surefire smashes on physical formats in all relevant markets. Freshly off from her victory on American Idol, Clarkson issued her much hyped debut single, A Moment Like This. It was far and away the highest selling US single of 2002.

Subsequent singles had traditional releases: they had no CD release in the US, but they came out in Europe and Australia instead. Several of them were successful, most notably Because of You which sold 420,000 units. After Already Gone, her singles started to be released in digital formats only except a few exceptions.

All in all, the vocalist sold over 2,2 million units in this format.